December was milder than average, especially at the beginning and end of the month. The average maximum temperature was 8.6C which is 1.5C more than average. There were 12 days with highs above 10C. The mildest day was the 29th with a high of 12.2C. There were only five air frosts during December, the coldest night was the 4th with -3.6C.

The total rainfall for December was 71.6mm which is about 20% less than normal. The wettest day was the 7th with 10mm. Only 9 days had no rain at all. There was no snow in Scotby during December.
Anne